viii, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : 25 cm

An account of the exploits of Bonnie and Clyde explores the ways in which they captured the imaginations of people during and after their time, reveals the role of youth and luck in their two-year crime spree, and recounts the events that led to their deaths

Includes bibliographical references (p. 430-446) and index

Henry and Cumie -- The devil's back porch -- Clyde -- Bonnie -- Dumbbells -- The bloody 'ham -- Decision -- A stumbling start -- Bonnie in jail -- Murder in Stringtown -- Clyde and Bonnie on the run -- The price of fame -- Raymond and W.D. -- "It gets mixed up" -- The shootout in Joplin -- Shooting stars -- Disaster in Wellington, murder in Arkansas -- The last interlude -- The Platte City shootout -- The battle of Dexfield Park -- Buck and Blanche -- Struggling to survive -- The Eastham breakout -- Hamer -- The new Barrow Gang -- Hamer on the trail -- The Methvins make a deal -- Bloody Easter -- Hamer forms a posse -- Another murder -- The letters of April -- The noose tightens -- Final meetings -- A new line of work -- Haven -- The beginning of the end -- "Do you know any bank robbers?" -- The setup -- The ambush -- "Well, we got them" -- Consequences -- The legend of Bonnie and Clyde

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